Effect of Nigella sativa fixed and essential oils on antioxidant status, hepatic enzymes, and immunity in streptozotocin induced diabetes mellitus

Table 5 Correlation matrix of some important parameters in diabetic rats

	GSH	α-Toc	γ-Toc	SOD	CAT	GLPx	GR	GST	MPO	XO	NO
GSH	1.00
α-Toc	0.96**	1.00
γ-Toc	0.85**	0.84**	1.00
SOD	-0.87**	-0.84**	-0.77*	1.00
CAT	0.83**	0.77*	0.92**	-0.79**	1.00
GLPx	0.74*	0.72*	0.90**	-0.63^s	0.94**	1.00
GR	0.73*	0.72*	0.85**	-0.57^s	0.88**	0.95**	1.00
GST	0.78*	0.77*	0.94**	-0.69^ns	0.95**	0.99**	0.94**	1.00
MPO	-0.90**	-0.86**	-0.97**	0.79**	-0.94**	-0.92**	-0.86**	-0.95**	1.00
XO	-0.90**	-0.87**	-0.87**	0.84**	-0.91**	-0.83**	-0.88**	-0.85**	0.88**	1.00
NO	-0.94**	-0.89**	-0.90**	0.93**	-0.88**	-0.78*	-0.70*	-0.83**	0.94**	0.87**	1.00

ns = non-significant; * = significant (p >0.05); ** = highly significant (p>0.01).
GSH = glutathione; α-Toc = α-Tocopherol; γ-Toc = γ-Tocopherol; SOD = superoxide dismutase; CAT = catalase; GPx = glutathione peroxidase; GR = glutathione reductase; GST = glutathione transferase; NO = nitric oxide; MPO = myeloperoxidase; XO = xanthine oxidase.

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